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The Computer and the Brain

by John von Neumann · 1958 · 112 pages

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This work represents the views of a mathematician on the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain.

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Subject
sciencephilosophypsychologyhistory
Themes
technologyartificial intelligencespy
Audience
adult
Length
short · 112 pages

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